Scott Joplin was born on November 24, 1868, in Texarana, Texas. He died in New York City on April 1, 1917, on the very day America entered the first World War. The Joplin were a very talented family musically. Giles was a non - proffesional violinist of exceptional talent. Florence had a fine voice and played the banjo. Scott's older brother, Manroe, and two younger brothers, William and ROberts, as well as his sisters, Myrtle and Ossie, sang and played the guitar. Some folks think of "Ragtime" as something heard mainly in saloons, played (and most frequently improvised) by pianist wearing the inevitable derby, smoking big cigars and going boom - te - di - boom with an um - pah - pah bass. But in Joplin's hands, it became a distinguished form of composition, lending itself to remarkable variety. Ragtime music clubs have sprung up all over the country.

Since the inception of the American Theatre Wing's Antoinette Perry Tony AwardŤ for Best Musical 55 years ago, 56 shows have won the coveted honor (in 1960, Fiorello! and The Sound of Music tied). A must-have for every Broadway fan, this collection assembles one song from each of the winners, selected for its singability and joy. Best-of-the-best songwriters represented are Rodgers & Hammerstein, Lerner & Loewe, Porter, Berlin, Styne, Loesser, Bernstein, Comden & Green, Kander & Ebb and many others, and songs include favorites such as: So in Love • Til There Was You • The Sound of Music • Hello, Dolly! • Sunrise, Sunset • Send in the Clowns • What I Did for Love • Tomorrow • Don't Cry for Me Argentina • Memory • I Dreamed a Dream • Seasons of Love • Circle of Life • Forget About the Boy • Mama, I'm a Big Girl Now • and more. Features a foreword from three-time Tony winner Audra McDonald; an introduction by Theodore S. Chapin, president of the Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization; a highly informative history of the Tony Awards; fascinating photos from Tony ceremonies; and tables of contents listed both chronologically and alphabetically.

From the popular opera The Ghosts of Versailles. The plot revolves around the playwright Beaumarchais, who attempts to seduce Marie Antoinette's ghost, with the help of characters from his plays Barber of Seville and Marriage of Figaro. Hysterical chaos ensues as the story unfolds.

From the popular opera The Ghosts of Versailles. The plot revolves around the playwright Beaumarchais, who attempts to seduce Marie Antoinette's ghost, with the help of characters from his plays Barber of Seville and Marriage of Figaro. Hysterical chaos ensues as the story unfolds.

In this extremely emotional aria from Corigliano's popular opera, the ghost of Marie Antoinette relives the unbearable memory that forever haunts her: the final moments of agony and torture before her execution at the guillotine.

From the popular opera The Ghosts of Versailles. The plot revolves around the playwright Beaumarchais, who attempts to seduce Marie Antoinette's ghost, with the help of characters from his plays Barber of Seville and Marriage of Figaro. Hysterical chaos ensues as the story unfolds.

From the popular opera The Ghosts of Versailles. The plot revolves around the playwright Beaumarchais, who attempts to seduce Marie Antoinette's ghost, with the help of characters from his plays Barber of Seville and Marriage of Figaro. Hysterical chaos ensues as the story unfolds.

From the popular opera The Ghosts of Versailles. The plot revolves around the playwright Beaumarchais, who attempts to seduce Marie Antoinette's ghost, with the help of characters from his plays Barber of Seville and Marriage of Figaro. Hysterical chaos ensues as the story unfolds.

From the popular opera The Ghosts of Versailles. The plot revolves around the playwright Beaumarchais, who attempts to seduce Marie Antoinette's ghost, with the help of characters from his plays Barber of Seville and Marriage of Figaro. Hysterical chaos ensues as the story unfolds.